U.K. gov't advisers recommend against 4th vaccine doseThe U.K. is racing to offer booster shots to adults across the country after research showed that two doses were not enough to protect peop...
08 Jan, 2022, 06.24 PM IST
UK approves Covid jab for under-12s as new daily cases top 100,000The developments came after the government said it was cutting the isolation period required for positive cases while Wales and Northern Ir...
23 Dec, 2021, 12.07 AM IST
Rising UK COVID cases are 'serious, serious concern', Boris Johnson saysBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to set out on Monday whether a planned lifting of coronavirus restrictions can go ahead on...
12 Jun, 2021, 06.27 PM IST
Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK COVID-19 variantAfter successfully containing the coronavirus for most of last year, Vietnam is now battling an outbreak that is spreading more quickly.
29 May, 2021, 10.47 AM IST
Too early to say on final UK reopening step: Health minister"We will only do that if it's safe. We will make a formal assessment, ahead of the 14th of June, as to what step we can take on the 21st."
27 May, 2021, 03.47 PM IST
UK lowers COVID-19 alert level from ‘rising exponentially' to ‘general circulation'As Britain moves through its roadmap of easing lockdowns, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to confirm that more restrictions on indoor...
10 May, 2021, 07.12 PM IST
Around 81% samples tested positive for UK COVID-19 variant, says Punjab CMWith 81 per cent of the latest 401 samples sent by the state for genome sequencing turning up positive for the new UK Covid variant, Punjab...
23 Mar, 2021, 03.13 PM IST
UK's COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to over-56 age groupsLetters from the National Health Service (NHS) to around 850,000 people in that age group were issued this weekend with a further 850,000 d...
07 Mar, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
UK death toll is 'horrendous', minister says, as grim milestone of 100,000 loomsThe UK's official COVID-19 death toll is 91,470 - Europe's worst death figure and the world's fifth worst after the United States, Brazil, ...
20 Jan, 2021, 02.39 PM IST
Britain reports record 1,610 daily Covid deathsThe number was steeply up from the 599 deaths reported on Monday. There is often a lag in reporting new deaths after the weekend.
20 Jan, 2021, 12.32 AM IST
Total 71 persons detected with new UK Covid strainAccording the Health Ministry, all these persons have been kept in single room isolation in designated Health Care facilities by respective...
07 Jan, 2021, 09.08 AM IST
UK Covid-19 daily reported cases pass 60,000 for the first timeThe news is another reminder of the severity of the crisis as England and Scotland started a new COVID-19 lockdown, with citizens under ord...
05 Jan, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
COVID-19: Kerala relaxes restrictions imposed on temple festivities30 Dec, 2020, 03.23 PM IST
Mumbai schools and colleges to remain shut till January 1530 Dec, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
New UK Covid strain infects Indian jet charter businessWhile about 11,000 passengers booked on commercial flights scheduled during these days have to reschedule or cancel plans, businessmen, act...
24 Dec, 2020, 09.19 AM IST
‘Eat Out’ drive may have spread Covid in BritainUnder the “Eat Out to Help Out” drive, the government paid up to £10 ($12.94) per person toward the cost of a meal in a restaurant or cafe ...
05 Oct, 2020, 08.38 AM IST
Boris Johnson tells UK to work from home for 6 months to stop virusThere will be tougher enforcement, Johnson said, with higher fines for people failing to wear face coverings where they are required by the...
24 Sep, 2020, 12.16 AM IST